Fort Greene Workshops
Tuesday night workshop led by Aaron Zimmerman
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Aaron Zimmerman is Founder and Executive Director of NY Writers Coalition. He has been leading creative writing workshops since 1997 and in that time, he has worked with hundreds of writers of all genres, ages and backgrounds. He has an MA in Creative Writing from City College. His novel, By The Time You Finish This Book You Might Be Dead (Spuyten Duyvil, October 2003), was selected by Poets and Writers as a “New and Noteworthy” book. His fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous literary magazines.
Gramercy Park Workshops
Tuesday night workshop led by Margaret Lubalin
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Workshops take place at the home of Margaret Lubalin in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. To register, call 212-689-5525 or email Margaret at @nyc.rr.com">mlubalin@nyc.rr.com. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Margaret Lubalin has been a copywriter and advertising Creative Director for over 20 years. She is also a poet, book artist and general life observer. Margaret has taught writing and book-making classes at the Society of Scribes, The Ink Pad and in the Reading Program at P.S. 96. For the past two years she’s lead a NYWC writing workshop at Inwood House, a residence for pregnant teens. Margaret studied creative writing at The New School, in a variety of writers groups and at the New York Writers Coalition. She has authored and self-published two books of poetry, “Openings” and “Harvest” and has had several of her poems published by Plum Biscuit, the NYWC online literary magazine. She also has the rare distinction of inventing the “poem mobile.”
About the Workshops
Join us for writing and sharing work in a supportive and respectful environment. Writers of all genres and levels of experience welcome. No prior writing experience is necessary. The workshop method is designed to reduce competition amongst writers and allows writers of all backgrounds, ages, experience levels and genres to work together to grow as writers. Workshop size is limited to ensure that each member receives enough time and attention.
Workshop participants write during the workshop and receive positive, supportive feedback. We do not critique brand new writing, because the writer has not yet had a chance to read or revise it. In addition, it is assumed that all writing done in the workshop is fictional. Workshop leaders also write as part of the group, providing a model for taking risks and showing vulnerability in a group setting. These guidelines ensure that participants feel safe to write and read aloud even the riskiest material.
Writers are given the freedom to find and strengthen their individual and unique voices as well as to experiment with form, style and new genres. In addition, the workshop provides a structure for writers to produce new work on a regular basis.
